los aires del quinto piso

English translation: air rights over the fifth floor

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18:32 Jan 11, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]Law/Patents - Law (general) / Peruvian will

Explanation:air rights (el derecho de vuelo, o "el vuelo", se dice en España) refer to the right to built on top of the existing or planned construction, i.e. on top of the 5th floor, by cantilevering, adding new floors, enclosing flat terraces and thus raising the roof or making the building taller.

There are many examples of air rights and "vuelo" in the Internet.
"Los aires del quinto piso" is a peculiar way to refer to "el vuelo", but I would bet it refers to the same thing.

Developers could use the air rights, without going through public review, to increase the floor area of new towers by 20 percent. With a review and special ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E6D7163BF936A15752C0A96E958260 - 49k -

The city had never allowed them to purchase the air rights, however, ... Pre-construction sales begin this week off floor plans and are expected to garner ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_43_46/ai_62927708 - 26k -

Is there a way to find out about the sale/plans for air rights construction on a co-op building? I'd like to buy an apt. with an especially good view, ...
propertygrunt.blogspot.com/2005/12/air-rights-question.html - 20k -

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air rights over the fifth floor

Explanation:air rights (el derecho de vuelo, o "el vuelo", se dice en España) refer to the right to built on top of the existing or planned construction, i.e. on top of the 5th floor, by cantilevering, adding new floors, enclosing flat terraces and thus raising the roof or making the building taller.

There are many examples of air rights and "vuelo" in the Internet.
"Los aires del quinto piso" is a peculiar way to refer to "el vuelo", but I would bet it refers to the same thing.

Developers could use the air rights, without going through public review, to increase the floor area of new towers by 20 percent. With a review and special ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E6D7163BF936A15752C0A96E958260 - 49k -

The city had never allowed them to purchase the air rights, however, ... Pre-construction sales begin this week off floor plans and are expected to garner ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_43_46/ai_62927708 - 26k -

Is there a way to find out about the sale/plans for air rights construction on a co-op building? I'd like to buy an apt. with an especially good view, ...
propertygrunt.blogspot.com/2005/12/air-rights-question.html - 20k -